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As the weight of her secrets loomed heavy in the air, Grace took a deep breath, steeling herself to confide in Noah. “Noah, there’s something I’ve never shared with anyone before. It’s about my past, my life before everything changed.” She started, and Noah pushed forward in his chair.

He knew there were still things she hadn’t shared with her, a big chunk of information that was missing, but he didn’t think to ask her, because that might scare her. He had just left things the way they were, hoping that she would tell him whatever it was when she was ready.

With the look of things now, she seemed like she was ready to share.

Noah leaned in even more, his eyes encouraging her to continue. “Take your time, Grace. I’m here.” He said.

One thing he had realized about Grace was the fact that, she always took several step back into her shell at the first sign of trouble, or the fact that the person she was trying to talk to might be bothered instead of being there for her. He needed her to k